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    December 5, 2011

    100 & Single: A Dozen Contenders For Billboard's Year-End Top 10, And Their Fight Against The "Last Christmas Effect"

    ​Later this week, Billboard is expected to announce its tallies for the biggest hits of 2011. And what a year for music it's been. Remember all those big hits: "Like a G6," "We R Who We R," "Raise Your Glass," "Fuck You!" and "What's My Name?" What's that—you say the songs I just rattle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2011

    100 & Single: The Increase In Hot 100 Rebounders, And The iTunes-Radio Tug Of War

    ​The first week I remember ever hearing American Top 40 with Casey Kasem on the radio, back in the summer of 1981, the No. 1 spot was a real cliffhanger. As Kasem explained, the week before, Kim Carnes's synth-pop smash "Bette Davis Eyes" had ceded the top spot after about a month, to a song ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Live: Kreayshawn Lets V-Nasty Steal Her Show At The Highline Ballroom

    Kreayshawn Highline Ballroom Thursday, August 18 Better than: no other concert I've ever been to, and I've been to a lot. Maybe Kreayshawn is hip-hop's Andy Kaufman, a high-concept satirist pulling an elaborate cultural prank with her sister V-Nasty acting as the crowd-baiting Tony Clifton. Maybe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    The 10 Best Thom Yorke Dancing Videos

    ​Careening around a dim warehouse and gripping a bowler hat like Liza Minnelli on uppers, Thom Yorke leaves no doubt of his dancing prowess in the clip for "Lotus Flower," the lead single off Radiohead's feverishly received eighth album, The King of Limbs. His delectably bizarre moves continue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Was 2010 The Best Year For Music Ever? American Idol Wobbles, R&B Thrives, And The '90s Rise Again

    Welcome to Sound of the City's year-in-review rock-critic roundtable, an amiable ongoing conversation between five prominent Voice critics: Rob Harvilla, Zach Baron, Sean Fennessey, Maura Johnston, and Rich Juzwiak. We'll be here all week! At least one song on this record is really good!​Gent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Mountain Goats at the Society for Ethical Culture Now Available for Download

    Photo courtesy of Doc Acula's photostream Our famously particular hopes for solo, primitive Mountain Goats shows were amply fulfilled last Friday night, when John Darnielle took the stage in the high school auditorium that is the NYC Society for Ethical Culture. For purposes of extreme standom, no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2008

    Girl Talk's Pop-Music Car-Wreck

    Photo courtesy of Doc Acula's photostream Our famously particular hopes for solo, primitive Mountain Goats shows were amply fulfilled last Friday night, when John Darnielle took the stage in the high school auditorium that is the NYC Society for Ethical Culture. For purposes of extreme standom, no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2007

    Kelly Clarkson and the Economics of Pop

    Photo courtesy of Doc Acula's photostream Our famously particular hopes for solo, primitive Mountain Goats shows were amply fulfilled last Friday night, when John Darnielle took the stage in the high school auditorium that is the NYC Society for Ethical Culture. For purposes of extreme standom, no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2007

    Live: Peter Bjorn and John Do the Little Things

    Photo courtesy of Doc Acula's photostream Our famously particular hopes for solo, primitive Mountain Goats shows were amply fulfilled last Friday night, when John Darnielle took the stage in the high school auditorium that is the NYC Society for Ethical Culture. For purposes of extreme standom, no ... More >>

  • Music

    October 17, 2006

    Cutting Wit

    The Knife's Lynchian synthpop is otherwordly, terrifying, and totally hilarious

  • Music

    May 16, 2006

    Girl, You Know It's True

    More high-art karaoke in Manhattan

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    February 21, 2006
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    June 3, 2003

    Listings

    More high-art karaoke in Manhattan

  • Music

    January 7, 2003

    999 Luftballons

    Shameless Eurocheese Puts the Tears and Tempo Back Into Dance Music

  • Music

    May 28, 2002

    Orajel of the Species

    Shameless Eurocheese Puts the Tears and Tempo Back Into Dance Music

  • Music

    May 28, 2002

    Cool as Kim Deal

    Shameless Eurocheese Puts the Tears and Tempo Back Into Dance Music

  • Music

    September 25, 2001

    The Stockholm Syndrome

    Shameless Eurocheese Puts the Tears and Tempo Back Into Dance Music

  • Home

    February 15, 2000

    Flak On Both Sides

    Moby and Merritt Vs. Hitters and Cheerleaders in a Bad Year for Nerds

  • Music

    May 18, 1999

    Sells Like Teen Spirit

    Moby and Merritt Vs. Hitters and Cheerleaders in a Bad Year for Nerds

  • Music

    April 6, 1999

    Wet Behind Ears

    Moby and Merritt Vs. Hitters and Cheerleaders in a Bad Year for Nerds

  • Music

    March 2, 1999

    Chick Dance

    Moby and Merritt Vs. Hitters and Cheerleaders in a Bad Year for Nerds

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